Joli
Joli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Antonio Joli (1700–1777), Italian painter France Joli, Canadian singer Guillaume Joli, French handball player
Meaning & Origin of Joli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Antonio Joli (1700–1777), Italian painter France Joli, Canadian singer Guillaume Joli, French handball player
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The Story of Joli
Joli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 37 Jolis were born — ranking #2,058 that year. As of 2026, Joli ranks #11,156 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Jolis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Joli
Joli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Joli's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #2,058. Use the chart and map above to compare Joli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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